Production Team Leader at BCA in Wakefield, England, GB

Job Title: Production Team Leader

Salary: £15.11 per hour

Location: BCA Wakefield

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 8am-5pm (plus occasional Saturday on a rota basis)

Type of Employment: Permanent

Join the UK’s largest B2B used vehicle service

At BCA, we’re altogether, more. More than just a normal vehicle remarketing company. More than just any other place to work. We’re Europe's largest vehicle remarketing company, the backbone of the UK’s automotive supply chain, the best place to build the career you want.

Now, this is where you fit in…

We’re looking for down-to-earth people, with bags of energy, ready to make their mark on the automotive industry. Our Site Operations and Driving teams play a vital role across our business. Here you can build on your knowledge and find your specialty at one of our sites or on the road – the opportunities are endless.

Main purpose of the role:

We’re looking for an experienced and hands-on Production Team Leader to lead our Vehicle Appraisals and Production teams.

This is a busy, varied role where you’ll be responsible for keeping daily operations running smoothly, ensuring vehicles move efficiently through the site and that high-quality digital vehicle imagery is produced on time.

You’ll work closely with the Duty Manager, leading your team to deliver against quality, productivity, cost and service targets, while maintaining high standards across the site.

This is a hands-on operational role involving both indoor and outdoor work. A significant part of the role takes place in the yard, so you’ll need to be comfortable working outside throughout the year and in varying weather conditions.

What You’ll Be Doing

Leading the Team

• Lead, motivate and support Production colleagues across a busy operational site
• Manage day-to-day performance, attendance, training and development
• Plan staffing levels to ensure the operation is appropriately resourced
• Set clear priorities and communicate daily targets and expectations
• Coach your team to improve performance and maintain high standards

Managing Operations

• Oversee the timely production of high-quality digital vehicle assets
• Make sure vehicles are prepared for sale within agreed timescales, including barcoding, key control and valet arrangements
• Monitor performance against productivity, quality, speed and cost targets
• Ensure all activity follows BCA Standard Operating Procedures
• Work closely with internal teams and on-site partners, including RAC, SMART repair and vehicle enhancement teams
• Identify performance trends and opportunities to improve efficiency
• Handle operational or customer issues professionally, escalating where appropriate
• Support practical yard activities when required, including securing valuable items and jump-starting vehicles, with training provided

What We’re Looking For

You’ll be a confident people leader who enjoys working in a fast-paced, target-driven operational environment.

You’ll also have:

• Previous experience as a Team Leader, Supervisor or Line Manager
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills
• The ability to motivate and develop a team to achieve results
• Confidence delegating tasks and managing competing priorities
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to quality
• An interest in, or passion for, the motor industry
• Confidence driving both manual and automatic vehicles
• A full UK driving licence

We’ve put everything in place to ensure you thrive. Competitive salaries, strong core values and an excellent benefits package that includes:

Onsite parking

Company Pension Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

An Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders

Access to BCA Rewards which provides online and store discounts with a range of retailers

And so much more…

BCA Academy

Our business is growing and evolving at a significant rate and we need to ensure we have the right people with the right skills in order to maintain its success. We need to build our own talent now for the future. It is for this reason we have our own IMI approved training academy. The BCA Academy is there to support your technical training needs.

As the automotive industry changes, we’re changing with it - putting our people in the front seat for the journey. We’re the number one in what we do for a reason and that’s because of the people we have on our teams. If you want to be a part of a business like this; unrivalled, exciting and appreciative of the work you do, join BCA.

We are proud to be Level 1 Disability Confident and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.

Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or disability.